Holocaust survivors want French rail’s bid for Fla. high-speed project derailed for WWII role

US President Barack Obama welcomes Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

Wind, rain topple chestnut tree that cheered Anne Frank as she hid from Nazis; no one injured

Storm knocks down tree that cheered Anne Frank

Chestnut tree that cheered Anne Frank while in hiding from Nazis topples over; no one injured

Tree that cheered Anne Frank falls over

AMSTERDAM — The monumental chestnut tree that cheered Anne Frank while she was in hiding from the Nazis was toppled by wind and heavy rain on Monday.

Britain remembers ‘the few’ on 70th anniversary of Churchill’s famed Battle of Britain speech

70 years on from WWII, Britain remembers ‘the few’

Fire at barrack of Polish death camp destroys as many as 10,000 shoes of Nazi victims

Fire hits former Nazi death camp in Poland

Fire at barrack of Majdanek destroys 10,000 shoes of former Nazi death camp victims

Fire at Majdanek destroys shoes of Nazi victims

Former SS sergeant Adolf Storms, 90, dies amid war crimes investigation

90-year-old Nazi suspect Adolf Storms dies

Auschwitz memorial site closed due to threat of flooding

Auschwitz memorial closed due to flood threat

Russian president turns gives long-sought Katyn massacre files to Polish leader

Russia gives Poland long-sought Katyn files

Polish freedom icon Anna Walentynowicz dies age 80 in plane crash with Polish president

Polish freedom icon Anna Walentynowicz dead at 80

Tragic plane crash brings ‘emotional breakthrough’ to Polish-Russian relations haunted by past

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Jewish youths honor Holocaust victims, Polish president killed in plane crash

Jews honor Holocaust victims, Polish officials

Russian investigators point to human error, no technical problems with Polish plane incrash

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Bitter irony: Some of Polish elite die on way to forest where others were killed 70 years ago

One forest, two Polish tragedies, 70 years apart

Israeli leaders express sorrow over death of Polish president; call Kaczynski a “great friend”

Israel grieves over death of Polish president

Russian court sentences neo-Nazi “White Wolves” to up to 23 years in prison for killings

9 Russian neo-Nazis get up to 23 years in prison

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Bombs slow US advance in Afghan town

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AP Top News at 1:56 p.m. EST

Bombs slow US advance in Afghan town

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President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

Far right marks 65th anniversary of Dresden bombing; counter-protesters stand up against them

Neo-Nazis rally on Dresden bombing anniversary

Far right marks 65th anniversary of Dresden bombing; counter demonstrations expected

Protests on Dresden bombing anniversary

DRESDEN, Germany — Thousands of neo-Nazis and their opponents protested Saturday in the eastern German city of Dresden on the 65th anniversary of the deadly Allied bombing at the end of World War II.